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Mao (singer)
is a Japanese singer, known for being the lead singer of visual kei rock band Sid (band), SID and writer of all the lyrics. SID became popular in Japan in mid-2010 with the album ''Hikari (Sid album), Hikari'', which includes the anime songs "Monochrome no Kiss" and "Uso" with lyrics written by Mao. He began a solo career in 2016 using the name Mao from SID, debuting at the top 10 of Oricon charts. On July 3, 2021, he was appointed ambassador of his hometown, Kurume. Career 1995–2008: Early years and SID Mao joined his first band in high school and moved to Tokyo with the group. After creating a band called Dildo around 1995, he formed Shula in 1999. The band had three members (vocalist, guitarist and bassist) and had a pop-oriented musical style and visual kei costumes. Due to the band's lack of popularity, the members began to fall out and the group disbanded in 2003. In May of the same year, Mao invited Aki, who also felt that his previous band was not doing well, to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurume
is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 303,579 and a population density of 1,320 persons per km². The total area is 229.96 km². On February 5, 2005, the town of Kitano (from Mii District), the towns of Jōjima and Mizuma (both from Mizuma District), and the town of Tanushimaru (from Ukiha District) were merged into Kurume. Geography Climate Kurume has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Kurume is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Kurume was on 13 August 2018; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 25 January 2016. Neighboring municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture * Yame * Asakura * Ukiha * Okawa * Chikugo * Ogōri * Ōki * Hirokawa * Tachirai Saga Prefecture * Tosu * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |